International Women’s Day

What an inspiring International Women’s Day talk our guest speaker Dierdre Davis presented. In 2010 when visiting Brazil, she became aware of efforts in Nepal to rescue and bring healing to girls who had been trafficked to other countries.

Deidre gave an expose of the magnitude of the human trafficking in Nepal and her role in the rehabilitation of those victims through the organization “The Apple of God’s Eyes

She and her husband Professor Jim Patrick also have a personal involvement in:

• A school for hundreds in Kathmandu

• A bus that takes medical and dental treatment free of charge to remote villages.

• A trafficking prevention program which enables protection of children at risk of being trafficked in many districts in Nepal, by keeping them in school.

It is truly wonderful work they are doing.

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District 22 CONFERENCE 2023 -Update

The District 22 Conference 2023 is successfully concluded. From the warm welcome to Mackay by Mayor Williamson and Aunty Pat Corrie to the final business closure on Sunday 10 September, delegates and guests enjoyed the guest speakers, the several presentations by our education award winners, our Zonta International Representative Annika from Sweden and the Zonta spirit generated by many Zontians being and working together for the future of District 22. Congratulations to the newly elected Board Members and Nominating Committee, as well as to the many first-time Conference delegates who participated in the business sessions. Thanks also to the Zontians of Mackay who hosted the event and to the Organising Committee for their months of planning to deliver a happy and productive District Conference. The District Conference 2025 will be held in Mount Isa. In the meantime the 2024 Zonta International Convention in Brisbane will be the next major event to which we look forward.